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Daniel suffered third-degree burns after Ed Myers, his mother’s then-boyfriend, threw nail polish remover on him and Myers’ 15-year-old son allegedly lit him on fire, according to court records.

Daniel's mother, Laure Halliwell, can never erase that image from her mind.

"I walked in to find my son sitting on the couch with second- and third-degree burns on his chest and covering his face, sitting in his underwear and looking up at me saying, ‘Mommy, I’m really hurt. I’m really, really hurt,’” Halliwell said.

Daniel is now 8 and has just started the third grade at school. He still bears the scars on his face and ears from the attack and will need reconstructive surgery.

“The hardest part in all of this for us is trying to explain to him why anybody would do it, why it happened,” Halliwell said.

Myers, who accepted a plea deal, was the only adult home the day Daniel was burned, but never called for help. Daniel sat in his home in excruciating pain for hours.

“Even for me, it’s tough,” Halliwell said. “I’m very angry with him. I’m so angry with him. You know, being a Christian, I tried to forgive, but it’s very difficult for me.”

Halliwell said she was upset that the charges against Myers’ son were reduced and the teen was ordered to juvenile detention.

“I realize that he’s completed their program there and done what he needed to do at that facility, but it seems very unjust to me that in September, he’s going to be released to Ed’s parents,” Halliwell said.